Interpreting Scripture is a challenging task. But when you read Scripture, you are interpreting it. Here are some questions to answer which will help you interpret Scripture so you understand it as it was intended.…
Reading the Bible is challenging. We are 2,000+ years removed from when the content was written and the time(s) it was written about. Much of the struggle in reading Scripture is truly understanding what is…
Brothers, I may say to you with confidence about the patriarch David that he both died and was buried, and his tomb is with us to this day. Being therefore a prophet, and knowing that…
Genesis 1-2 provides the initial account of creation. Scripture makes the practice of recapitulating the creation account in some form or fashion. What is recapitulation? re·ca·pit·u·la·tion/ˌrēkəˌpiCHəˈlāSHən/ Noun: An act or instance of summarizing the main…
The heart of all theology revolves around this question, “Do the promises made to the Nation of Israel still stand?” As my friend, Bobby Grow expresses it, “I would say yes, … But qualified in…
My initial thoughts coming out of my studies as of late regarding the descendants of Abraham. Please remember these are still forming and are not exactly concrete in my thinking, but they’re close! I reserve…
In last week’s article in this Eschatology series, we linked to an article discussing 1 Corinthians 15 and the Rapture. Today, we look at a rebuttal of the Dispensational Premillennial Rapture. If it weren’t for…
Ken Stiles over at Shepherd The Sheep ~ Three men who love Jesus and His church wrote a very good article providing evidence for the Rapture. Ken writes, “In today’s post, we look at another…
A Christological Focus But the greatest challenge (and the greatest privilege) in preaching the Old Testament is finding the way that it points to Christ and bringing that to the congregation in a way that…
As I have posted the Dispensational viewpoint of how one should read Scripture, see here and here, I am posting the Amillennial rebuttal. Summing up the Dispensational viewpoint, one person wrote: It has been my…